What Happened to Pac-Man?

Pac-Man: Ghost Zone, Namco's US-developed 3D platform game, is still sitting in limbo. Rumors of staff lay-offs and code overhauls have plagued the game for months, so we decided to see what was really going on.

"The game is still in the works," a Namco spokesperson told PSMOnline today. "It has been pushed back, a release date is to be announced at this point."

When asked why the game had been delayed, the spokesperson commented that Namco wanted to make sure that its first US-developed game was "awesome" and "that the integrity of Pac-Man (our famous icon) is preserved."

Unfortunately, part of this insurance came in the form of staff layoffs. Namco is, however, hiring new team members and is confident the game will be a strong one when it is released sometime next year.